Grants for African Entrepreneurs | Find Funding for Your Business & NGO

This $25,000 initiative gives you funding, mentorship, and tools to turn participatory ideas into programs that make a real difference in your community.

BeyondLimits, in partnership with Zenith Bank, runs the ₦70 million Zecathon (also called Zenith Bank Startup Pitch Competition). This platform supports startups through funding, mentorship, incubation, and exposure.

The $20,000 Southern Africa Poultry Initiative (SAPI) – Feed Accelerator Grand Challenge aims to surface and develop innovative ideas from business, government, civil society, and academia that have the potential to address systemic issues at any point in the poultry feed value chain.

The $50,000 GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) under UNDP Kenya is now accepting applications for its 2025 funding cycle, offering support to local groups working at the intersection of environmental conservation and community development.

The £150,000 100x Impact Accelerator is inviting applications for its 2026/27 cohort, seeking visionary ventures committed to creating transformative social and environmental change on a global scale.

The $250,000 Amref Health Africa invite bold, innovative proposals from research institutions and multi-stakeholder consortia ready to deliver transformative research on the climate-health nexus in Eastern and Southern Africa.

The PachiPanda Challenge 2025, launched by MTN South Africa in partnership with Nedbank, is designed to inspire young entrepreneurs and youth-led SMEs to create technology-driven solutions that tackle urgent environmental issues while supporting South Africa’s Just Transition goals.

The $5,000 Africa PachiPanda Challenge 2025 invites young Zambians to develop innovative solutions addressing pressing environmental challenges and advancing sustainability across the country.

The $250,000 Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance has launched its 2026 Call for Ideas to select and accelerate eight innovative solutions that can drive private climate investments in emerging markets.

The $100,000 UNICEF Climate Innovation Challenge invites tech startups in emerging economies to help protect children’s health and reinforce community resilience.